I think it is about power and character.
The lefts role model is JFK. A man with a serious lack of character.
The rights role model is Reagan. Not many will fault his character.
Then apply power and you get significantly different results.
But even Reagan got divorced.
OK. You apparently have a strong need to see this through a political lens. I don’t. You suggest that it is power and character, but then throw political persuasion into the mix as well.
There are simply too many examples of people on both sides of the aisle engaging in this kind of stuff for me to see how the left/right thing comes into play. JMO.